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THE: MUSIC TRADE: RELVIEIW
in the last few years; and already the fact is evi-
dent that its fangs will be tearing at the financial
entrails of various others during the coming sea-
son. Some of the publishers do not seem to be
affected materially by such attacks against the life
of their bank accounts; their business is too
strong, with powers of recuperation too great.
Other and weaker men open their arms to the
vicious evils then suffer with Spartain endurance
until, drained of strength, their puny business
bodies disemboweled, they collapse, adding their
hulks to the writhing heap of misguided ones who
ignored the laws of self-preservation. But argu-
ment for the survivors is superfluous, logic vain.
No armor in the form of a mutual agreement will
ever be worn, any more than protection against
lower wholesale prices in the form of a minimum
scale will ever be sought. The strong refuse to be
stronger, and the weak offer their weakness and
are torn. One day only the very strongest will re-
main; and even then the test of the survival of the
fittest will prevail. The result seems inevitable;
the situation unchangeable. Let the silent battle be
waged.
EDWARD LYMAN BILL • Editor and Proprietor
J. B. SPILLANE, Managing Editor
R. W . SIMMONS, Editor M u s i c S e c t i o n
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Where Credit Seems Due and Is Given.
An incident which took place recently and came
to the writer's attention is related herewith as
showing two things. It serves as proof of the
familiar accusation that New Yorkers as a rule
are indifferent to everything that does not really
concern themselves intimately, threatening their
comfort or their purses. It also reveals a fact that
"Kvils of the trade" is an expression that lias
was supposedly non-existent; namely, that in the
met the eyes or ears of music publishers so often
so-called "cut-throat" competition that prevails
that it has come to have about the same effect as
among publishers of popular music it is not true
that of the boy's constant cry of "Wolf!" The
that every single one of them has his hand raised
actual situation calling forth the expression, more-
against all others in all things, big or little, in busi-
over, is now one that has been "shunned, endured,
ness or out. It is well known among publishers
then embraced." The jar of the mixed metaphor
that personal acrimony has developed to such an
is severe, but so to the writer has been the sicken-
extent in some cases that even unpleasant person-
ing realization that one of the greatest of the evils,
alities directed against any one member of the
one which publishers of popular music have come
craft are received with glee in those cases, although
to hug closest and which once called forth the
business may be in no way involved; or else such
"Wolf" oftenest, has been accepted again quite as
unpleasantness afflicting another is received with
a matter of course. The recent opening of a new
utter indifference when a word would dispel it.
season has found the popular music publishers
Few elements of the Golden Rule, in other words,
holding forth their check books, cheerfully calling
have found space allotted to them in the offices of
for pen and ink with which to make over to vaude-
popular music publishers. The other day a gather-
ville and other singers certain sums of easy money.
ing of newspaper men heard certain disparaging
This payment of singers came after warnings
statements made concerning one of the New York
against its possibilities had been heard too long to
music publishers.
The statements would have
be effective. Since then it has been gnawing at
the vitals of the music publishing trade. It has
been the death of more than one publishing "lamb"
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passed as facts had not objection been taken to
them by one of those present. In the group were
prominent representatives of The Tribune, The
Sun, American, City News Association, Herald
and Evening World. These men "cover" one of
the large departmental buildings devoted to mu-
nicipal affairs. The derogatory statements referred
to, had they ever crept into print, would have had
some such effect in the social and club life of the,
publisher concerned, probably, as would an unre-
futed statement that he had served a term in the
penitentiary. Months hence perhaps, when some
reporter was writing of the publisher, some office
gossip of the statements would recur to mind and
affect his "story."
A Dip Into Altruism and the Result.
In supporting his peculiar, off-color statements
the member of the group referred to declared that
any one of several men who knew hinr would sub-
stantiate all he said. He named a weft-known the-
atrical manager, a "headline" singer, a manager of
a big vaudeville circuit, a leading attorney and a
music publisher. The proof was left to any one of
these as to'the absurd and false charges made. The
group assembled again next day and learned that
not only were the statements utterly untrue and
ridiculous but that the "references" had never even
l:eard of the man who named them. But did the
''references" help to bring about the result? All
but one refused to be brought into the matter. The
statements were too absurd for consideration, of
course, but "my name must be left out," or "I
won't be brought into the matter." The exception
was the music publisher. "Let the newspaper boys
call me up on the 'phone when they get together,"
quoth he. "I'll tell them what's what, as well as
my opinion of the wrongful use of my name in this
matter. The statements are false, even absurd,
and I'm willing to say so." Here, then, was one
man who held a favorable opinion concerning an-
other music publisher and was actually willing to
give utterance to it as a matter of common justice.
It would seem that anyone would have done the
same; but if you entertain that idea, just try to-
work it out some day in this little old New York.
Tn the case under consideration the vilifier now
stands entirely discredited among his fellows, and
a dangerous man is shorn of his menace to the
community. It was only a principle that was at
stake, and the principle narrowly escaped being tied
up and burned to ashes. That such an unfortunate
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